Chuks Collins
Prince Arthur Eze, aka Ozoigbondu is in a class of his own in philanthropy, unparalleled donations to worthy causes â Widows, Orphanages, Churches, Schools e.t.c. Name them, Arthur Eze is ever ready and willing to make significant donations. For these selfless actions of his to humanity in many years, he has been hailed by all and sundry, especially for the fact that all his donations have no strings attached. It is just his style to give and continue to give. However Ozoigbondu has of recent enlarged his coast in his act of generosity and philanthropy. An oil magnate, with significant oil wells in Nigeria and some countries in Africa, it appears he now wants to use his wealth, goodwill and contacts to also determine who occupies the Government Houses in some state capitals, especially in Igboland.
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A few months from now, Anambra State will welcome a new governor of the state. Aspirants for the 2021 governorship election are using the Christmas celebrations to ready their arsenal for the exercise expected to hold in November.
As the shadow political campaigns continue before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) blows the whistle, the legion of aspirants are already spending mouth-watering amounts of money to pull voters to their side. But, recent experience has shown that election spending does not determine capacity or reflect the character of the candidate, which are the two crucial legs upon which the race is contested.
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APC, APGA raise objections against Abia LG poll
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia have expressed disappointment with the conduct of Friday’s Local Government Chairmanship and Councillorship elections in the state.
The Chairmen of the two leading opposition parties, Chief Donatus Nwankpa of APC and Rev. Augustine Ehiemere of APGA, said in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that there was no election in the state.
Nwankpa said that reports from the field showed that the exercise did not take place in about 75 per cent to 80 per cent local government areas of the state.
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The lawmaker representing Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency of Benue State in the House of Representatives, Blessing Onuh, on Friday, officially decamped from the All Progressives Grand Alliance to the All Progressives Congress.
Onuh, who is the daughter of former Senate President, David Mark, was formerly in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but decamped from the party to APGA after she lost the party’s primary for the House Seat to her uncle, Johnson Egli Ahubi.
Although, she later defeated her uncle at the general election.
Onuh’s decamping ceremony at Otukpo, Benue State on Friday was attended by the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, former Benue State governor and Minister for Special Duties, Sen. George Akume, Rep. Zainab Gimba and others.